Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-09

this summer than ever before known,
and in consequence, as the water
dried out from the sloughs and sub
merged places, the mosquitoes arose
in numbers like unto the armies Of
Cog and Magog. Fortunately the
life of the mosquito is brief one, and
his operations are limited to a short
period of midsummer, when the crops
require but little attention and the
farmers can most conveniently enjoy
a short vacation in the hills.
The sub-irrigation caused by the
high water is highly beneficial to the
crops. and there will be 6ne yield of
grain, potatoes, etc. The grass is
rank and luxuriant, and, now that the
mosquito nuisance is abating, the
hay harvest will begin, and the merry
sound of the mower will be heard in
the land. The Lost River maidens,
whose bloom of health and beauty is
now being frightened and enhanced
by the delightful pastime of picking
gooseberries on the mountain slopes,
will be Stalking the meadows sweet
with hay" with all the elements of
rustic beauty and Acadian romance,
save such as may be lost in the sub.
stitution of the horse for the hand.
rake. The Judge, however, is a mar
ried man, and the "old bach' who
planted the mistletoe vine at his door,
step is away in the hills INDUCING in
sad thoughts of what might have
been and the bright CLEAN of hope
as to what yet may be.
There is not much doing at present
in the way of mining along the Dry
Fork. A few of the prospectors are
working their claims with encourage
ing results, and several of them have
ore to ship. At Era times are rather
dull, though the Bannock Company is
still running the mill to its full capac.
! ity and have a full force of men at
work on the mine. They have lately
notified the wood contractors that
they will not receive any more cord
wood after August 1st, and in conse.
quence many wood-cboppers are out
of employment. As this business,
however, was almost monopolized by
lot of "our people" who bring with
them all their supplies of -four, beans
and carrots; never spend a cent in
the country, and return with all their
earnings to Mormondom in the fall,
it is thought that this move OF the
company will cause AT exodus of the
genus "yaps," and as the season is far
advanced, second visitation of these
"North American Cinnamon" is not
seriously apprehended. 1t does not
seem probable that the mill will shut
down, as they have a large body of
ore in the Last Chance mine which
the company have bonded and will
no doubt purchase, and the bullion
yield is said to be larger than ever be.
fore.
On Lava Creek the owners of the
Hub mine are preparing to make an
other shipment of ore to the Viola
smelter at Nichelia, and are fast
developing valuable property. On
Alder Creek the Ferris Bros. are
pushing work on the Mammoth mine,
and have a force of mechanics and
carpenters at work on the erection of
the concentration works which will
probably begin crushing ore within a
month or two. There are great ex-
pectations there, as the supply OF ore
is practically unlimited and the dis
trict is one of boundless possibilities.
Some of our Lost River neighbors
have lately been indulging in the lux
ury of lawsuit, and the sensation of
the past week was trial before His
Honor Judge Matthews of the case of
Beaverland versus Boyles, in which
all the legal talent of Lost River and
Era were engaged. The jury of
eight "good men and true" failed to
find a verdict for the reason, it is
said, that one of their number, to
avoid giving offense and to maintain
good feeling between neighbors, stood
out steadfastly and unanimously in
favor of disagreement. J.D. NJ.